BCG Daily Thursday 6th January 2022
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Mandy review
These 15-minute episodes are like extended sketches, a comedy form that is almost never seen now. Morgan, who writes and directs the show as well as being its central character, has done a splendid job of repairing and restoring the format.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 6th January 2022
Mandy review
Thesps given timely mocking by Dragons' star.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 6th January 2022
Billy Connolly's patter makes Oxford English Dictionary
THE word "trousered" has been added to the dictionary to describe being drunk -- thanks to Sir Billy Connolly.
The Scottish Sun, 6th January 2022
Romesh Ranganathan at the Eventim Apollo review
This is a stand-up at the top of his game.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th January 2022
Prison drama meets workplace comedy in Screw
Following a string of brutal incarceration thrillers, Channel 4's new series is refreshing in its muted approach.
Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 6th January 2022
All 4 'front & centre' of C4 comedy plans
Department issues brief seeking family sitcoms, youth-focused and gang shows.
Marian McHugh, Broadcast, 6th January 2022
The two comics unpicking ladette culture
Shaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about it.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th January 2022
I'm on Stewart Lee's 'pedal bin list'... yippee!
I bear Lee no ill will, but there do appear to have been some hurt feelings.
Martha Gill, Evening Standard, 6th January 2022
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell interview
As she prepares to wave goodbye to potty-mouthed Michelle from Channel 4's hit Irish sitcom, Beth Webb meets the rising actor to hear what's next.
Beth Webb, NME, 6th January 2022
Janey Godley doing 'relatively well' after hysterectomy
Janey Godley is recovering after having a full hysterectomy to treat her ovarian cancer, her daughter and fellow comic Ashley Storrie has said.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 6th January 2022
Screw review - a warm, witty welcome to hell!
Nina Sosanya and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell star as prison officers in this impeccably observed show about life on the wing ... where secrets abound and naked inmates run amok.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Liam Gallagher launches blistering attack on Alan Davies
Liam Gallagher launched a foul-mouthed attack on Alan Davies after taking offence over the actor's comments about his beloved Manchester City.
The Sun, 6th January 2022
Is Aisling Bea Mushroom on Masked Singer?
Masked Singer's eagle-eyed fans spot Aisling Bea has 'given away' she's Mushroom with Insta post about performance
The Sun, 6th January 2022Videos
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12pm15 min
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Series 5, Episode 4 - End Of The LineMaggie has spotted a mystery blonde on their home security system. Could John be having an affair? A fortune teller reveals all to Maggie at the village fete.
7pm60 min
Dead British
Episode 1 - Lady GodivaThey were British, they were dead, but using a Neutrino accelerator and NutriBullet blender, Dead British brings back to life... Lady Godiva! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
8:30pm30 min
The Treason TV Show
Series 4, Highlights Special - Best OfThe Series 4 compilation edition, featuring the best sketches from the winter 2021 series of the topical comedy show.
9pm60 min
Screw
Series 1, Episode 1Leigh Henry is a career prison officer who lives for her job, but has lost faith in the system - so she circumvents the rules, doing whatever's necessary to help the prisoners in her care. But Leigh's position at Long Marsh is under threat - which doesn't bear thinking about, especially as she appears to be secretly living on the wing.
10pm30 min
Scot Squad
Series 7, Episode 1Traffic cops PC Surjit Singh and PC Hugh McKirdy duet to cook-up a rhyme that bites. Elsewhere, Detectives Megan Squire and DC Andrea McGill pose undercover at a high-class spa frequented by gangster's wife, Maxine McCarrison.
11pm30 min
The Nether Regions
Episode 1Germany's most efficient fast food sausage establishment. The recently-rediscovered classic, Jane Austen's Love Island. Thinking dogs for the stupid. The tortured souls who are addicted to being Alan Bennett. These and other mind-munching experiences await the unwary listener. Make sure you book a return ticket.